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    The joy of freedom: 20 years on
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    Ms Merkel told the crowd: "This is not just a day of celebration for Germany, it is a day of celebration for the whole of Europe." Earlier, during a service at Berlin's Gesthemane church, she acknowledged that, despite the 20 years that have elapsed since the fall of the Wall, Germany still bears the scars of division, with the rate of unemployment in the east double that of the west. Full Article at The Independent
    This is not just a day of celebration for Germany, it is a day of celebration for the whole of Europe.
    Angela Merkel – Angela Merkel SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago
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The joy of freedom: 20 years on
  1. I decided to go all the same. It is my birthday on 9 November and I met up with some friends in a bar in East Berlin. Suddenly we heard the borders were open
    SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago
  2. I got around €4,000 in compensation after the Stasi was disbanded. I worked selling newspapers. After that I sold ice cream. I still find it strange that my pension comes to more than the amount I paid in – that's the social market economy. In my heart I'm still a leftist
    SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago
  3. The whole world is proud of you – you tore down the Wall and you changed the world. Because of your courage, two Berlins are one, two Germanys are one and now two Europes are one.
    SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago
  4. German unity is still incomplete – we must tackle this problem if we want to achieve quality of life on an equal basis
    SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago
  5. The Iron Curtain was annihilated. We hope the era of confrontation is past.
    Dmitry Medvedev – Dmitry Medvedev SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago
  6. I look back on 9 November with satisfaction and a certain amount of pride. Some people respect what I did at that press conference. With hindsight I think we did everything wrong in East Germany. Any attempt to construct a socialist society is certain to fail.
    SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago
  7. Open up – let them all out
    SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago
  8. The feeling was absolutely overwhelming. I went to the Bornholmer bridge and then on into West Berlin. They were dancing on the Wall. It was over – the best birthday present I could ever have had
    SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago
  9. We always knew that something had to happen there so that more could change here. You made this possible. You courageously let this happen, and that was much more than we could expect.
    SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago
  10. History broke through concrete and barbed wire and signalled a new dawn.
    SOURCE: The Independent 4 weeks ago

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